S. 1084: Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-13 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021

Plain summary

Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021 This bill provides for the portability of professional licenses of service members and their spouses who are relocated, because of military orders, outside of the jurisdiction that issued the license. Specifically, a professional license in good standing of a service member or spouse shall be considered valid at a similar scope of practice and in the discipline applied for in the new jurisdiction for the duration of such military orders. To establish and maintain eligibility, a service member or spouse must (1) provide a copy of the military orders to the licensing authority in the new jurisdiction; (2) remain in good standing with the licensing authority that issued the license; and (3) submit to the authority of the licensing authority in the new jurisdiction for the purposes of standards of practice, discipline, and fulfillment of any continuing education requirements. The bill also provides that if a service member or spouse is licensed to operate in multiple jurisdictions through an interstate licensure compact, the service member or spouse is subject to the requirements of the compact or the applicable provisions of the state law rather than the provisions of this bill.

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Official text

Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · 28 cosponsors

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John Barrasso (R-WY), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Steve Daines (R-MT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Rand Paul (R-KY), John Thune (R-SD), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), John Hoeven (R-ND), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Joni Ernst (R-IA), James E. Risch (R-ID), James Lankford (R-OK), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s1084.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s1084 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117